December 14, 2016 / Front Page

From our December 7th edition

Duxbury public schools Superintendent Dr. Ben Tantillo is retiring at the end of this school year (summer of 2017) and the School Committee has been actively interviewing and researching replacements since the fall. At its meeting Wednesday, Dec. More...

From our December 7th edition

In a discussion last week with the Board of Selectmen, the Planning Board addressed the need for three interconnected projects that will help the town plan for its future and tackle current problems with the zoning bylaw and zoning maps. The to More...

From our November 30th edition

Recreational marijuana may be soon legal in Massachusetts but don’t be looking for a pot shop in Duxbury anytime soon. Duxbury’s Board of Selectmen are taking action they hope will prevent any retail marijuana establishments from opening up in town. More...

From our November 30th edition

A North Street resident has appealed to the Board of Selectmen for help in trying to stop a developer from building five houses on one lot, which is underway because of a recent legal interpretation of the Duxbury zoning bylaw that permits multiple h More...

From our November 23rd edition

Duxbury school superintendent Dr. Benedict Tantillo and business administrator David Proule unveiled a $35.3 million budget for fiscal year 2018 with a priority list of needs from the district’s schools to the School Committee Wednesday, Nov. More...

On Dec. 7, the School Committee voted unanimously to offer the Duxbury schools superintendent position to current Westwood public school Superintendent Dr. John Antonucci, starting in the summer of 2017. More...

In a surprise move shortly after the School Committee made its selection of a new superintendent last week, veteran school committee member Maureen Connolly announced she is stepping down from her post. More...

In an ongoing effort to cover costs for unforeseen special education expenses without drawing from emergency funds, School Business Manager David Proule has long promoted the idea of a special education stabilization fund for the district. More...

Samuel Tyroler Beattie, age 24, of Duxbury, passed away tragically in the early morning of Dec. 6, 2016 after he was struck by lightning after hiking and then camping on Mount Warning, just south of Brisbane, Australia. More...

Bay Farm Montessori Academy students in grades four to six recently made 18 fleece blankets by hand and delivered them to the Plymouth Taskforce to End Homelessness, a hospitality program that provides overnight accommodates and feeds ups 20 homeless More...